Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Kovac

¶ 1. On July 12, 2012, Referee Jonathan V Goodman filed an order recommending that Attorney Peter J. Kovac be declared in default, concluding that Attorney Kovac engaged in professional misconduct, and recommending that he be publicly reprimanded. Since Attorney Kovac failed to present a defense despite being given the opportunity to do so, we declare him to be in default. We further conclude that a public reprimand is an appropriate sanction for his misconduct. We also conclude that the costs of the proceeding, which are $306.41 as of August 1, 2012, should be assessed against Attorney Kovac.